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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 09, 1912
Page
2
Fragmented text from a trade notice mentions Ozanne Depot Flavell Roberts and Larmey with references to displays in a showroom and workshop offerings for jewel manufacture and repair including watches, but details are unclear.
Public notice announces Monday March 25 at noon a public sale by Tablic Action. J Draper, under Stef. Anderson instruction, offers two Macmiscent allotments facing the expanses known as ALLOTWURNTS Ll and 12 Sec 31. Also offered are a six room three story house with modern features and a six room house with ample space. Properties described as obsolete sale with high class investment appeal.
Robt. Sturt & Co offer a valuable 244 acre agricultural farm with 18 acres cultivated and 15900 Para Rubber planted. Included is a near new house, over 1000 yards of wire netting, pig-proof fencing, a good barn and other improvements. Asking price £2 per acre with terms and particulars on application.
Applications invited for the position of General Manager of the Government Central Sugar Mills of Ogensland. Candidates must state age and provide evidence of technical and administrative ability, with a salary of £10 per year and an engagement of up to nine years from May 1. Apply by March 5 to the Treasury Secretary in Pishine.
Public notice states tenders must be accompanied by a £1 bond and endorsed Tenor for Supply of Concrew Miser. Tenders close Thursday 1712 March 2 o clock p.m. at the clerk’s office. Authority and place noted.
Unsettled weather with continued rain marked yesterday while preparations proceed for a naval cadet program. Volunteers will be summoned from boys for medical exams and enrollment, with training starting in July. An entertainment event is set for this evening at the Shire Hall hosted by the Adwan Auta Frtertaness, offering prizes and a public display.
A report notes a push to resume the old route from Townevilla to Argentine, detailing proposals by architect for lighting ventilation and security. The committee cites advantages of resuming the former service and requests support from department officials.
Instructress Miss Ramsay BA begins term February 15 at Berberton State School. Special subjects include Mathematics English History and Science. Arrangements for boarders and accommodation planned. For full particulars apply to R Barton Secretary.
M Vingoe reports that La Compagnie Francaise de Motaux Raves will install machinery at Rippinghem Grange to produce electricity for wool processing. The plant will include two turbine generators, 68 horsepower motors, and a 4% boiler power unit. Start of work is planned next week with completion by year’s end, though delays may occur.
Market notes show Towers shares moving amid mixed signals with references to Brilliante and Brifient quotes. Trading details appear incomplete with several garbled terms, but imply prices around 4/0 to 8/6 and potential daily activity in East Mes and Central venues.
Partial text from Cairns Stock Exchange notes an item related to Mungana and a Friday entry. The fragment references dates or prices as 1/ or 1/6 and lacks full details. Barren OCR leaves unclear events or figures.
The notice states that all competitions in this volume will be compensated by the same and by one of the contestants. The text clarifies parity of compensation among participants and references the volume’s standard policy.
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